RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Vehicle permit, signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page both sides, 5 x 3, July 16, 1961. Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, fill

Flown screw from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Screw measures approximately .5? in length and is p

Book: Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 20, 1962. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. Hardcover, 8.2

Original pinback “MAC” button, 2.5? in diameter. Pin features a space capsule in orbit, with “MAC” along the bottom edge, most likely standing for McD

Three piece wooden model of an early conceptual work in support of Project Gemini with the three components of the model representing the Adapter Equi

Guenter Wendt’s personal copy of the McDonnell Project Mercury Familiarization Manual, 9 x 11, signed once on the vinyl cover in ballpoint, “G. F. Wen

Vintage glossy 10 x 8.5 NASA photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in their flight suits in front of an F-106, signed in black ink “M. Scott Carpente

Rare NBC News Project Mercury MA-9 binder, 10.25 x 11.5, 186 pages. Handbook that covers various matters of the Mercury program, including astronaut b

Life magazine from September 14, 1959, featuring the Mercury astronauts on the cover, signed on the cover in black felt tip by John Glenn (ins), Gordo

Vintage ink and ballpoint signatures, “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Donald K. Slayton,” “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,”

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts with a model of a rocket, signed in the lower border in various inks “Alan B. Shepard, J

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the seven Mercury astronauts, signed in black felt tip by Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Alan S

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in front of an Air Force jet at Langley on January 20, 1961, signed vertically in blue ballpo

Color limited-edition satin-finish 10 x 8 composite photo, numbered #26/300, signed in black felt tip by Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, and

Three blocks of stamps: one block of 15 4-cent stamps, 5.75 x 5.25, honoring Project Mercury; one block of 10 4-cent stamps, 3.25 x 5.25, honoring Pro

Scarce printed flight plan, titled “MA-9/20 Flight Plan, Revision A, Flight Control Format,” dated April 15, 1963, 8 x 10.5, 19 pages, bound by two st

Four albums from various Mercury missions: a full size 33 1/3 New York Post Record Library album (no outer sleeve) titled “‘Roger Friendship 7!’ The J

Flown storage bag and holder, carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission in 1963. Empty bag measures 8 x 26.5, and is signed on the bag in black

Original McDonnell SEDR 104-18 Project Mercury Familiarization Manual, 8.75 x 11, June 1, 1962, consisting of technical diagrams and descriptions of t

Color 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of a Mercury Atlas launch, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. I